excited to share this news. some thoughts: (1) so far, we bootstrapped gigaverse to over $1M in annual revenue per employee, built up multiple yrs of runway, and an incredible community in the process. (2) for a team who loves being unserious (there's not even a roadmap??) we have serious ambitions: to start, we want to build the largest & most enjoyed crypto game. while we're in a very strong position having bootstrapped to date, achieving our top level goals requires strong partners / backers with the right know-how, networks, and conviction in consumer crypto applications through the cycles. (3) from our first convo it was clear that @blockchainbrett & @NTmoney @ 1confirmation are the best partners we could have. they are true leads and it feels very fitting that we have ETH og's onboard. for anyone unfamiliar, 1confirmation are a $1bn+ first-cheque-in fund that also scales with startups as they grow -- eg they've been with Polymarket since the very beginning. we're also honored to be supported by so many friends across the ecosystem, incl dozens of crypto leaders, fellow founders and industry peers. together we stay close to the turpentine, and assimilate shared learnings so that our generation can go further & faster than those that came before us. (4) we see these last 6 months of gigaverse as "setting the stage" - building the core systems of the game & company so that we can accelerate from here. we want to welcome as many new players onboard here as possible, and yes in the context of our plans, it is incredibly early, still "the first phase". (5) there is no reason why gigaverse won't eventually be able to break out of the "bubble" of an onchain audience. but building great games takes time and its important to be laser focused on a clear customer persona (i.e. know who you are building for). for now and for a while, that persona is solely onchain natives, but there will be a concerted effort at some point in the future at onboarding casual players. this won't be done via expensive FB ads but in the same way we've operated to date, through intelligent distribution hacks & top tier partnerships (our IP is strong enough to become an ecosystem of apps / mini-games over time) and grassroots organic community building, all infused with high-agency macgyver tactics. for people just hearing about us now who want to get involved... "where do I start / what do I do / what should I collect". ➜ play the game at gigaverse (dot) io ➜ our game NFT / "top asset" is Gigaverse ROMs (on Abstract) ➜ our genesis PFP / "culture collection" is GLHFers (on ETH mainnet) we are also minting a new collection today, gigaverse eggs, which will become steeds (aka mounts) in the open world within gigaverse. some very cool mechanics will be at play with these, which ROM holders will like. oh, ROM holders will also be airdropped eggs on a 1:1 basis, once the mint is over. much more to follow.. it's gonna be a fun few days. TLDR: It's called gigaverse, motherfuckers.